Dozens Of Bomb Sniffing Dogs ‘Killed By American Security Company In Kuwait After Its Contract With Oil Firm Ended’

One horrifying picture shows the dead dogs piled up, while another shows two gloating workers standing over one of the animals. PHOTO: The Daily Mail/Facebook

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At least 24 dogs were killed by Eastern Securities, animal campaigners said

US firm accused of killing them after contract with Kuwaiti oil firm ended

Workers had not been paid for two months so allegedly took action

Employee claims the dogs were sick and some were meant to be put down

But colleague ‘jumped the gun’ and slaughtered them all in one go, he said

Grim photos show piles of dead dogs and worker stood on top of a body

By Ollie Gillman | 24 June 2016

DAILY MAIL — Dozens of bomb sniffing dogs have been killed by an American security company after its contract with an oil firm ended, animal rights activists have claimed.

Eastern Securities of Kuwait has been accused of murdering the dogs because they were no longer needed after its deal with Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) ran out.

At least 24 dogs were slaughtered. Pictures of their dead bodies were posted on Facebook, including an image showing a worker standing on top of one of the canines.

One horrifying picture shows the dead dogs piled up, while another shows two gloating workers standing over one of the animals.

Horrific: Dozens of bomb sniffing dogs have been killed by an American security company after its contract with an oil firm ended, animal rights activists have claimed.Gloating: At least 24 dogs were slaughtered. Pictures of their dead bodies were posted on Facebook, including an image showing a worker standing on top of one of the canines.

Animal rights campaigner Esmail Al Misri, who has called for the security firm to be prosecuted, told the Arab Times that 90 more dogs could be killed.

He said workers killed the hounds because they had not been paid for two months after the firm’s contract with KNPC ended. […]